Friday, April 29. 2011Black Bean Asparagus
We've had a truly astonishing asparagus season in California this year. Our grocer has been selling coffee-straw thin Delta asparagus for $0.99/lbs for two weeks and I've had to be creative to keep coming up with recipes for it. Here I'm combining it with Chinese fermented black beans. These are not Cuban black beans. Instead, they are a type of soybean, salted heavily and fermented for months. The kind you want are sold in blocks, dried; they'll keep more-or-less indefinitely in the back of your fridge (the ones I used were over a year old). Continue reading "Black Bean Asparagus" Sunday, April 17. 2011Flatbreads and tarts from Italy, France and GreeceTitle: Savory Baking from The Mediterranean
Author: Anissa Helou Number of Recipes: 75 to 100 Recipe Breadth: 5.0 Recipe Quality (of those tested): 4.0 Extra Information: 3.5 Style: 3.0 Vegetarian Recipes: 70% Overall Rating: 4.5 Category: cookbook, ethnic food, baking Availability: New or Used Continue reading "Flatbreads and tarts from Italy, France and Greece" Tuesday, March 22. 2011A monk's head is a party
Three weeks ago, I got a rather mysterious surprise in the mail. "You have a mystery box from Culture Magazine," Kris told me. "Can I open it?"
After forcing her to wait until her glare was sharp enough to open the package on its own, I looked. And was amazed. Two pounds of Tete de Moine cheese and a beechwood cheese shaver. Apparently I'd won a contest I didn't even remember entering, on the Culture web site.
Continue reading "A monk's head is a party" Monday, January 10. 2011The Basque Kitchen Title: The Basque Kitchen Author: Gerald (and Cameron) Hirigoyen Number of Recipes: 100 to 150 Recipe Breadth: 3.5 Recipe Quality (of those tested): 4 Extra Information: 3.5 Style: 3.5 Vegetarian Recipes: 15-20% Overall Rating: 3.5 Category: cookbook, ethnic food Availability: Mostly Used Continue reading "The Basque Kitchen" Sunday, December 26. 2010Holiday Borscht
Yes, it really is that color. You, too, can make delicious, vegan, nutrient-rich soup which looks like a pot of melted Carmine Red crayons. I've had raves about this hot borscht from people who weren't sure about the whole concept of beet soup but tried it anyway. Christmas Eve was no exception; our guests ate over a gallon of the soup. Better yet, I was able to prepare it ahead and it was done and waiting 3 hours before guests arrived. Just don't spill it on a white shirt. Recipe follows ... Continue reading "Holiday Borscht" |
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